ICES WGBOSV REPORT 2014 ICES ADVICE COMMITTEE ICES CM 2014/ACOM:31 REF. ACOM Report of the ICES/IOC/IMO Working Group on Ballast and Other Ship Vectors (WGBOSV) 17-19 March 2014 Palanga, Lithuania International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Conseil International pour l’Exploration de la Mer H. C. Andersens Boulevard 44–46 DK-1553 Copenhagen V Denmark Telephone (+45) 33 38 67 00 Telefax (+45) 33 93 42 15 www.ices.dk [email protected] Recommended format for purposes of citation: ICES. 2014. Report of the ICES/IOC/IMO Working Group on Ballast and Other Ship Vectors (WGBOSV), 17-19 March 2014, Palanga, Lithuania . ICES CM 2014/ACOM:31. 107 pp. For permission to reproduce material from this publication, please apply to the Gen- eral Secretary. The document is a report of an Expert Group under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council. © 2014 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES WGBOSV REPORT 20144 | i Contents Executive summary ................................................................................................................ 1 1 Opening of the meeting ................................................................................................ 2 2 Adoption of the agenda ................................................................................................ 3 3 WGBOSV Terms of Reference .................................................................................... 4 4 Progress in relation to Terms of Reference ............................................................... 6 4.1 Term of Reference a) ............................................................................................. 6 4.1.1 Belgium ..................................................................................................... 6 4.1.2 Brazil .......................................................................................................... 6 4.1.3 Canada ....................................................................................................... 6 4.1.4 Croatia (by correspondence) .................................................................. 7 4.1.5 Estonia ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1.6 Finland ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1.7 France ........................................................................................................ 7 4.1.8 Germany .................................................................................................... 8 4.1.9 Ireland ....................................................................................................... 8 4.1.10 The Netherlands ....................................................................................... 8 4.1.11 Norway ...................................................................................................... 9 4.1.12 Spain .......................................................................................................... 9 4.1.13 Sweden ...................................................................................................... 9 4.1.14 United Kingdom .................................................................................... 10 4.1.15 United States ........................................................................................... 10 4.1.16 Presentations under ToR (a) ................................................................. 11 4.1.16.1 BALLAST WATER EXCHANGE USED IN COMBINATION WITH BALLAST WATER TREATMENT – PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SHIPBOARD EXPERIMENTS (Presentation by Stephan Gollasch) ......................................................... 11 4.1.16.2 UPDATE ON PORT SAMPLING IN SWEDEN (HELCOM ALIENS 3 PROJECT) (Presentation by Lena Granhag) ........................................................................ 11 4.1.16.3 UPDATE ON THE NORTH SEA BALLAST WATER OPPORTUNITY PROJECT (Presentation by Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbes) ....................................................... 12 4.1.16.4 BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS FROM BRAZILIAN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE (Presentation by Newton Narcisco Pereira and Marcelo Carreño) .................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.16.5 EVALUATION OF BWMS FILTER PERFORMANCE IN AMBIENT AND AUGMENTED HARBOUR WATER (Presentation by Allegra Cangelosi) .......... 13 4.1.17 Discussion: ToR a).................................................................................. 13 4.2 Term of Reference b) .......................................................................................... 13 4.2.1 Sampling and Analysis Approaches for Type Approval and Compliance Testing Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (Presentation by Lisa Drake) ................................................................ 14 4.2.2 Recommendations for Representative Ballast Water Sampling (Presentation by Stephan Gollasch) ................................... 14 ii | ICES WGBOSV REPORT 20144 4.2.3 GSI VALIDATION APPROACH FOR SHIP DISCHARGE SAMPLING METHOD (Presentation by Allegra Cangelosi) .......... 14 4.2.4 Culture method vs. staining method for estimation of viable 10-50 um ORGANISMS AFTER UV TREATMENT (Presentation by Stephanie Delacroix) ................................................ 15 4.2.5 Discussion: ToR b) ................................................................................. 16 4.3 Term of Reference c) ........................................................................................... 17 4.3.1 Environmental acceptability of newly emerging BWMS methods, notably acoustic treatment. (Presentation by Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbe) ................................................................................. 17 4.3.2 Follow-up on available information on the effects of treated or exchanged ballast water on the aquatic environment (Presentation by Andrea Sneekes) ....................................................... 17 4.3.3 FRESHWATER WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY TESTING OF TREATED BALLAST WATER: GSI LESSONS LEARNED (Presentation by Matt TenEyck) ...................................... 18 4.3.4 Discussion: ToR c) .................................................................................. 18 4.4 Term of Reference d) .......................................................................................... 19 4.4.1 Rapid assessment of marinas for regional assessment of NIS (Presentation by Dan Minchin) ............................................................ 19 4.4.2 The fouling community on a Belgian research vessel reveals its whereabouts and forms a source of potential new introductions into the North Sea. (Presentation by Francis Kerckhof) ................................................................................................. 19 4.4.3 Experiments of fouling communities on renewable energy constructions in the Gulf of Riga and Finland (Presentation by Liis Rostin) ......................................................................................... 20 4.4.4 Discussion: ToR d) ................................................................................. 21 4.5 Term of Reference e) ........................................................................................... 21 4.5.1 What does it take to become an invader in the Arctic? (Presentation by Anders Jelmert)......................................................... 21 4.5.2 Canadian activities in the Arctic (Presentation by Sarah Bailey) ...................................................................................................... 22 4.5.3 The cold route (Presentation by Dan Minchin).................................. 22 4.5.4 Dutch activities in the Arctic (Presentation by Andrea Sneekes) ................................................................................................... 23 4.5.5 Red king crab and snow crab (Presentation by Anders Jelmert) .................................................................................................... 24 4.5.6 Discussion: ToR e) .................................................................................. 24 4.6 Term of Reference f) ........................................................................................... 25 4.6.1 Discussion: ToR f) .................................................................................. 25 5 Other discussion items and any other business..................................................... 26 5.1 Theme sessions at ICES ASC 2014 .................................................................... 26 5.2 Varia ..................................................................................................................... 26 6 Closing of the meeting ................................................................................................ 27 ICES WGBOSV REPORT 20144 | iii Annex 1. List of participants............................................................................................... 28 Annex 2. Meeting agenda ................................................................................................... 34 Annex 3. National reports ................................................................................................... 39 Annex 4 Proposed Terms of Reference for 2015 ........................................................... 106 ICES WGBOSV REPORT 20144